Legal advice needed

[JLowe02]

Police are not allowed to use any evidence they obtain from your personal residence without a search warrant for that specific item.


Example: Police suspect your of trafficing marijuana. They get a search warrant from the judge so that they are allowed to search your house for just that...marijuana. If they find cocaine in your house, in order to convict you, they have to go back to the judge and take out a warrant for cocaine.


This is how it was in 10th grade civics, anyways.

are you sure about this???

 

[flajice]

Police are not allowed to use any evidence they obtain from your personal residence without a search warrant for that specific item.


Example: Police suspect your of trafficing marijuana. They get a search warrant from the judge so that they are allowed to search your house for just that...marijuana. If they find cocaine in your house, in order to convict you, they have to go back to the judge and take out a warrant for cocaine.


This is how it was in 10th grade civics, anyways.

How do you know this?

 

[columbia58]

Seems to me once they have cause to search, any substance found during the search for the original substance, can be used as evidence. The warrent just gets them in the door. Of course a lawyer could always fight the charge in court. As for finding vials while investigating a possible suicide, I dont think that would ever be used as evidence against anyone. But all it takes is an aggressive DA and you can be charged with anything.

 

[flajice]

Seems to me once they have cause to search, any substance found during the search for the original substance, can be used as evidence. The warrent just gets them in the door. Of course a lawyer could always fight the charge in court. As for finding vials while investigating a possible suicide, I dont think that would ever be used as evidence against anyone. But all it takes is an aggressive DA and you can be charged with anything.

thats what I thought

 

[justride]

a searhc warrant for drugs is exactly that, for drugs "he is smoking pot, lets get a warrant" yet they find cocaine, catch a fucking clue bro, if they search your house for pizie dust and find a blunt your fucked, anything they fid your done for...

if you have a search warrant for firecrackers and they find 100lbs of heroin, your safe guys!

fucking idiot.

 

[6FULLMETALTRUCKIE9]

Most search warrents cover a broad range of drugs they don't just list the drug name but also it's class and all other shit like pipes bongs needles rezin in your pipe in some states that will get you locked up like in hawaii if you had just smoked meth 2 hrs before a cop pulls you over they get you for internal possion of a controled subtance! so be warned when they show up with a "no knock" warrent you'll see swat rain on your ass like death and taxes! FMT